adjaye on architecture
On friday the o8 July at the V& A David Adjaye spoke with enormous passion about his chosen subject for which he has been awarded the OBE. As an architect with an international following he has studiously managed to avoid the usual pitfalls, preferring instead to establish his own language and design philosophy. He has always eschewed [...]
new model required
Surely you do not plan to continue marketing your practice/company the same way as before the recession arrived? Even in London where things move along at quite a pace and change can be rapid there is little sign of departure from tradition. Many architects & engineers still continue to talk mostly about themselves, use outdated [...]
Once Upon a Wartime
Kent SMS asked Blueprint to cover the exhibition designed by Pippa Nissen Studio……. Once Upon a Wartime brings five 20th-century children’s stories about the experience of war to life in a forthcoming exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. The exhibition, designed by Pippa Nissen Studio, uses the books: War Horse; Carrie’s War; The Machine Gunners; [...]
no place for turkey twizzlers
Alain de Botton spoke with alacrity at the V&A on Friday 17th September about the five quite different houses that are to be constructed by his unique organisation Living Architecture. It is a riposte to the modern commercial housebuilder the ‘turkey twizzler’ of architecture. All the buildings will be completed over the next 12 months [...]
open house london
It is hard work pounding London’s streets in order to visit some hidden gems of architecture but nonetheless extremely worthwhile. It is because one gets to hear the project architect describing in great detail just what has been achieved and the impact it has made on people’s lives. Never more than 28 years old these [...]
passivhaus
On 15th July Kent SMS will be attending this half day seminar at The Building Centre . There are some interesting speakers including Justin Bere who will present some case studies. In marketing terms we are firm believers in Passivhaus because it enhances value not just in financial terms but also gives a practice a [...]
building centre
Kent SMS attended two presentations in Store Street organised by the Concrete Centre in the Concrete Elegance series on Wednesday. Alex Whitbread of FLB Studios gave a very good account of Broadcasting Place in Leeds and Wendy Perring waxed lyrical about the eco house in the new forest that the Perring practice has recently completed. [...]
striking a light
New client matchbox architects of Wollaston, Northampton have asked Kent SMS to prepare their practice for expansion in 2010. A bespoke marketing & new client programme that focuses on the core competances of this small but perfectly formed practice is underway. The practice is about to go on site with a hospice www.matchboxarchitects.co.uk As with [...]
change the model
Client Spratley Studios hit the Sunday Times yesterday with an editorial feature on refurbishing and remodelling post -war homes.It is a very clear illustration of what effect a thinking architect can have. The house shown has since doubled in value. www.timesonline.co.uk/property
the man in the black polo neck
Edwin Heathcote’s article on David Chipperfield in the weekend addition of the FT is something you must read. Especially if you plan to visit the Design Museum at Butler’s Wharf to review David Chipperfield’s work. The exhibition runs from October 21-January 31 2010 www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d482fec2-b9e3-11de-a747-00144feab49a.html
